Gramophone Magazine, July 2012Though the title-role brings a gruff weight to Fischer-Dieskau's lower range, his innate vocal refinement is bound to make Macbeth a bit more regal, while his Lieder-influenced readings give his characterisation a greater sense of moral dilemma...[Bumbry] uses her own brand of plush vocal force as needed (which is often)...there's edge to burn: the often reserved Sawallisch maintains no interpretative objectivity here.